Watch B.2.5 Strengthening the Low Back

B.2.5 Strengthening the Low Back

-80% of new students are referred to yoga because of low back pain
-Most of us have weak low back muscles that are also often asymmetrical
-Therapeutic exercises to strengthen the low back:
-Salabhasana variation (opposite arm and leg extend with hands returning to the low back)
-Bali Seal (Child’s Pose to kneeling)
-Uttanasana variation with hands sliding up and down the backs of the legs
-Ardha Uttanasana variation with arms overhead, drawing the elbows forward and back
-Pyramid Pose with flat back and a slow reaching down (opposite arm and leg), while keeping the front knee microbent

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[Members-Only] Allison Low Back Class

Most of us have low back pain because our low back's are not as STRONG as they need to be. Let's revisit Allison's low back strengthening class. These kind of exercises are SO needed! Especially for those of us that tend to overarch in our lumbar spine.

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B.2.6 Alignment of the Head and Neck

Covered in 2.6:

-Sitting up straight may feel like leaning slightly back in space and dipping the chin slightly
-By pressing the pec below the collarbone and turning the head, we can feel a fascial shearing of the the scalenes, SCM and pectoralis
-How the bones of the neck are not a “ball-a...